Fresh produce
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Hospitality businesses on the Isle of Man have so far coped well with severe weather which has hampered ferry crossings from the mainland because so many of them source food locally. The BBC reported yesterday that the island was undergoing...
Posted: 08 December 2011 | 13:22
More than three-quarters of British-grown oysters contain norovirus, new research from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found. The study, which tested 39 UK growing beds across the UK, discovered that 76% of oysters had traces of the winter vomiting bug...
Posted: 29 November 2011 | 11:09
Michelin-starred chef Hans Neuner from Portugal is among the line-up of 10 chefs taking part in next year's Obsession food and wine festival at Northcote, Langho, Lancashire. Now in its 12th year, the event has seen more than 70 chefs appear on the Northcote stage...
Posted: 23 November 2011 | 10:22
School caterer Cucina Restaurants has introduced a 'seeds to plates' scheme to keep meal prices down despite rising food supplier costs. Food prices...
Posted: 10 November 2011 | 14:53
The FCSI has urged catering consultants to write the Food Legacy Pledge into tenders to help garner support and push through positive change in food standards...
Posted: 28 October 2011 | 16:28
Caterers run the risk of flouting forthcoming EU legislation if they buy eggs from European battery farmed hens. New EU rules will come into force...
Posted: 10 October 2011 | 17:02
More than 80 restaurants have backed the Sustainable Restaurant Association's new campaign to cut food waste in restaurants by promoting doggy boxes. Restaurants...
Posted: 06 October 2011 | 11:22
Slow Food UK has launched a new initiative calling on UK chefs to support the organisation's bid to champion small suppliers and sustainable produce. The Chef Alliance aims to unite chefs across the UK...
Posted: 16 September 2011 | 12:16
Known as the meat of the vegetable world, edible mushrooms are used extensively in many cuisines. While there are farms cultivating mushrooms, foraging for wild mushrooms remains a popular activity for many chefs.
Posted: 26 August 2011 | 17:24
Somerset butter from Scotland, Welsh lamb from New Zealand and West Country fish fillets filleted in China: just some of the false "local food" claims misleading consumers who believed they were eating local produce highlighted in a Local Government Regulation investigation earlier this year.
Posted: 19 August 2011 | 11:24
Proposals to reform the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) have been described as "disappointing" by conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF's director of European policy Tony Long described...
Posted: 13 July 2011 | 16:00
Catering firm Talkington Bates has been awarded Red Tractor accreditation for its beef, lamb, pork, chicken and turkey. The Red Tractor scheme, run by Assured Food Standards (AFS)...
Posted: 01 July 2011 | 12:17
Caterers will have to give fair access to small and local producers across public sector contracts worth up to £2b a year from September, after the Government announced it was launching new Government Buying Standards (GBS)...
Posted: 01 July 2011 | 11:00
There are hopes that food inflation could ease after the price of corn took its biggest fall for 15 years yesterday. Prices fell 10% after the US Department of Agriculture said farmers were sowing large amounts of the crop...
Posted: 01 July 2011 | 10:19
Food prices could rise even further this year, as a potential UK crop crisis brews. Arable crops in the UK are suffering as a result of a record dry spell this spring, with some experts predicting that there could be a 30% yield loss compared with normal levels.
Posted: 24 May 2011 | 14:28
What was your best subject at school? English; What was your first job? Newspaper round; What was your first job in catering? Shop assistant at Hardy Street Deli, Nelson, New Zealand. I was 16; What do you normally have for breakfast? Yogurt and pomegranate molasses
Posted: 06 April 2011 | 11:36
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Blackstone readies Hilton for eventual flotation; Punch Taverns may shed more pubs to reduce £3b debt; Earliest-ever British asparagus hits the markets; and more...
Posted: 21 March 2011 | 10:40
A feast of food destined for landfill has been served to 1,000 west Yorkshire students in a bid to highlight the problem of food waste in the UK. The...
Posted: 17 March 2011 | 15:16
Northumberland County Council has brought together caterers and suppliers for its inaugural food event aimed at advising and inspiring operators in the region...
Posted: 03 March 2011 | 14:40
Plymouth has launched a sustainable food charter to give local suppliers more opportunities to supply the city's schools, hospitals and other public institutions. With...
Posted: 02 March 2011 | 11:34
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